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26 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. J. M. Miller, Attorney-at-Law and Capitalist. Who came to Greenville in 1856, and who has been prominently identified with the citv ever since; ioined the Federal Army in 1862; was hospital Stewart I'SOth 111. Infty.; First Lieut. 93rd U. S. C. I.; Vice President First National Bank; Mayor of Greenville 1891 to 1893. deemed best that he should say a few words to them at once. He stepped out on the upper floor of the two story veranda, which aiorn- ed the front of the hotel and talked probably Ave minutes. He was in his stocking feet, bareheaded and in his shirtsleeves. The sight of him and the words he spoke brought forth the most enthusiastic applause and so reassured the surging throng that they were content to disperse until after dinner, when the speaking was held. While here he was the guest of his warm personal friend, Charles Holies. THE 6rcenxnUc in the Sixties. period of Greenville's history from 1860 to 1870 stands out prominently because of two things, the participation of its citizenship in the Civil War and the great industrial impetus given the city by the building of the Vandalia Line. Both of these subjects are fully treated in separate chapters, in this history. The early sixties were troublous times in Greenville as elsewhere in this country. The people lived on excitement and news from the front was eagerly sought. News from the battle field usually came by mail from St. Louis, reaching Greenville with the stagecoach from Carlyle in the afternoon. Victories were celebrated at night with bonfires in the court yard and the ringing of church bells by the youngsters, until most of the grown people, patriotic as they were, wished there ha1 been no battle and no victory to celebrate. One day in 1S63 the mail brought the news of a great victory for the Union arms and the patriots were celebrating in the southeast section View of Main Avenue, looking east from the southwest corner of the public square in 1892.
J. H. Livingston, A prominent business mnn and a large land and property owner. of the court yard, when a premature explosion of the cannon killed a Mr. Zimmerman, one of the gunners and badly injured a man named Bates. Every night the streets were patrolled and many were the nights of vigil in the homes of Greenville's citizens. One hundred guns and ammunition were procurel and at one time, in December 1SG4, a military post was established in Greenville, in charge of Lieutenant R. H. Moses, with quarters in the court house. Even in 1S61 a company was formed, primarily for the purpose of combating Clingman's Band. Clingman was a noted guerilla and Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 27 l^lc
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